Oakland High School

Oakland High School is an expansive four-year high school in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, run under Rutherford County. The school enrolls 1,872 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 754 students per school, that is 148% bigger than typical.

Rutherford County runs 53 schools in total, collectively educating 52,127 students. Oakland High School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Oakland High School records that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 25% Black, 18% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Rutherford County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $85,470 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Rutherford County's 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 61,904 students), Oakland High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Oakland Middle School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Oakland High School.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Oakland High School has contracted 17%, going from 2,260 students in 2018 to 1,872 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 57% to 49%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.